Posts tagged Information Technology
Video: The End of the “I’m a Mac” Ad Campaign
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Anyone involved in Information Technology during the past five years is aware of the famous Apple “I’m a Mac…I’m a PC” TV Ad campaign. Besides being simply hysterical, it also is credited with creating the greatest wave of Apple’s market share growth in history. Unfortunately, Apple has decided to end this run of 30 second comedy spots. They have even pulled all of them off of their website. Lucky for us that fans of the series have archived them all on YouTube!
I usually feature comedy on Saturdays. In the past, I have featured jokes, comics, cartoons, and news on the weekends. Sometimes I include comics, stories, games, and photos. By far, though, videos with Information Technology (IT) themes have been the most popular. So I have gone back to this endless well!
For this week, I have picked this video to share with you as follow-up. It is called “Buy a Mac”… It is by Apple Computers and compiled by nahu090yt. It is a seven minute compilation of the first 15 classic commercials from this campaign. I am sure that with a little YouTube searching, you could easily find the entire series of commercials.
I hope that I gave you a good chuckle to make your weekend a little more meaningful. I will be back Monday with more serious IT topics!
I will miss this ad campaign.
What did you think of the video? Did you like it? Do you know of any other similar movies or clips? Please share.
That is my Information Technology Thought of the Day (ITTOD) for May 29, 2010.
video credits: nahu090yt and Apple Computer
image credit: The Revolver and Apple Computer
IT Quote of the Week – Thomas J. Watson
0International Business Machines (IBM) was one of the first information technology companies in the world and definitely the first one to become a Fortune 100 company. Its founder, Thomas J. Watson, therefore is a worthy addition to our IT Thought of the Day Quote of the Week Series. He was a famously brilliant technologist, speaker, salesman, and visionary.
I like Information Age quotations. I find some of them very inspirational and like to carry a new one around about every week. I thought that i could share mine with you from time to time.
Here is my quote of the day:
“All the problems of the world could be settled easily if men were only willing to think. The trouble is that men very often resort to all sorts of devices in order not to think, because thinking is such hard work.”
– Thomas J. Watson
You can learn more about our quote source at Wikipedia.
So how do you think that this relates to Information Technology? How do you think that it could be important to Information Technology Professionals?
Do you like quotations? Do you collect them, too? What did you think of when you read this one? Do you agree or disagree with it? Please comment below.
That is my Information Technology Thought of the Day (ITTOD) for May 25, 2010 by Scott Coughlin.
Image credit: Time Magazine
Quote Source: Brainy Quote
News Commentary – Three Cheers for Pac-Man
0This week marks a huge anniversary in the Information Technology time continuum.
What could make you feel older than PAC-Man turning 30! The reality is that I know for a fact that many of you would not be Information Technology Professionals if it were not for arcade games just like this one.
On Mondays I offer comments on some of the most interesting information technology stories that I have found on the web that week. Please feel free to join in the discussion or suggest other stories.
Today’s comments were generated after I read a CNN story. It brought back fond fond memories of days gone by and was very nostalgic. It was even handed and factually rigorous. I recommend it to you. Give it a read below.
CNN.com – Chomp! Pac-Man, the arcade classic, turns 30
Man I miss the simplicity and wonder of the days when Pac-Man was new!
What do you think about this topic? Do you agree or disagree with me? Do you have a recommended news story for next week? Please share your ideas below.
That is my Information Technology Thought of the Day (ITTOD) for May 24, 2010 by Scott Coughlin.
Image Credit: Arcade Video Games